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Democratic candidate Brent Finnegan lives in Harrisonburg and currently serves on the planning commission. He volunteers by teaching literacy classes at Skyline Literacy and has helped raise money for Our Community Place. Finnegan currently works at the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services at James Madison University.

Finnegan supports raising the minimum wage and establishing paid family leave for Virginia workers. He also supports increasing teacher pay and free community college and trade schools. He wants to raise the minimum wage in Virginia and repeal the so-called “Right to Work” law. Finnegan wants to end voter disenfranchisement, cash bail, pre-trial detention, and the privatization of prisons. He believes in affordable, accessible health care and he wants to protect Medicaid expansion and lower prescription drug costs.

Incumbent Republican Delegate Tony Wilt, Finnegan’s opponent, was elected to the House of Delegates in 2009. Delegate Wilt is a member of the NRA who opposes common sense gun violence prevention measures. He is vehemently anti-choice and has supported legislation that makes it more difficult for people to access abortion. Additionally, Wilt sponsored legislation designed to shame and stigmatize people who receive government assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Brent Finnegan is the more progressive choice in this race because of his support for increasing the minimum wage, equality, and criminal justice reform.

Democratic candidate Larry Barnett is a mental health professional who is running for office to expand affordable access to health care. He also supports fully funding our schools and increasing teacher pay. Barnett is in favor of gun violence prevention legislation and increased training for police officers. He supports protecting our environment, keeping our air and water clean, and making investments in renewable energy sources. Barnett believes in equality and that everyone, regardless of race, gender identity, or sexual orientation, should have access to affordable housing, jobs, and safety.

Incumbent Repblican Delegate Roxann Robinson was elected to the House of Delegates in 2010. She is anti-choice and voted to defund Planned Parenthood. She also voted to prohibit sanctuary cities, harming members of the undocumented community. She was a co-sponsor of a bill that prohibited the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces.

Larry Barnett is the more progressive choice in this race because of his support of equality and commitment to fighting for our environment.

Democratic candidate Joshua Cole has been involved in Virginia politics since he was in middle school when he participated in the House Page program in 2005. In 2016, Cole returned to the Capitol to serve as a staff assistant to the Clerk of the Virginia State Senate. Cole currently serves on the Stafford County Public Schools Equity Committee, the Diversity and Opportunity Committee, and the Greater Fredericksburg Area Interfaith Council.

Cole advocates for criminal justice reform and wants to improve the relationship between the police and community by mandating body and dash cams for police officers. Education is a priority for Cole as well. He wants to take steps to eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline, fund universal pre-K, and evenly distribute school funding. He supports the Equal Rights Amendment, raising the minimum wage, and protecting reproductive freedom. He worked with Delegate Kelly Convirs-Fowler on a fair housing bill and plans to continue this work if he is elected. He wants to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure, supports Medicaid expansion, and supports green energy.

The 28th District is an open seat and Cole's opponent, Republican Paul Milde, is anti-choice. He said he would vote to reverse Medicaid expansion, which has allowed more than 300,000 additional Virginians to access affordable health insurance. Milde also opposes commonsense gun violence prevention legislation.

Joshua Cole is the more progressive choice for this race because of his support of criminal justice reform, universal pre-K, and raising the minimum wage.

Democratic candidate Irina Khanin is an immigrant who moved to the United States from the former Soviet Union 30 years ago. She is an attorney who is appointed to represent children in court. She is the mother of two children who attend Winchester Public Schools. Khanin is a board member of the Winchester Education Foundation. Khanin also believes in a strong democracy and has worked as an election protection attorney for three presidential campaigns.

Khanin is a strong supporter of education who believes in increasing teacher pay and universal pre-K. She wants to increase access to quality health care and would protect Medicaid expansion. She also wants to take steps to combat climate change and make investments in renewable energy sources.

Incumbent Delegate Chris Collins, Khanin’s Republican opponent, was elected to the House of Delegates in 2015. He is anti-choice and has voted to make accessing abortion more difficult. He is not supportive of our immigrant community and voted to prohibit sanctuary cities in the Commonwealth. Delegate Collins also opposes common sense gun violence prevention legislation and voted against the regulation of sales around firearms. He is also against raising the minimum wage and voted to prohibit localities from increasing the minimum wage.

Irina Khanin is the more progressive choice in this race because of her support of healthcare access, universal pre-K, and increasing teacher pay.

Democratic candidate Ann Ridgeway graduated from Old Dominion University with a degree in psychology. Ridgeway and her husband have been married since 1978 and have three children together. In 1997, they lost their six-year-old son in a car accident. After spending time with her family to help them recover and heal, she started a charity named after her son that provides financial support for recreational activities and esteem-building programs for children in Orange County. She now serves on the Orange County Youth Commission and the Orange County Youth Council.

Ridgeway believes health care access is a human right and supports Medicaid expansion. She wants to revitalize rural areas by expanding broadband access and increasing job opportunities. Ridgeway supports combating climate change and making investments in renewable energy. She is also a gun owner who supports common sense legislation to prevent gun violence.

Incumbent Republican Delegate Nick Freitas did not submit his paperwork to the state Board of Elections and therefore failed to qualify for the ballot. He has pledged to run a write in campaign. Delegate Freitas is strongly anti-choice and supports targeted restrictions on abortion providers, which are medically unnecessary restrictions designed to shut down clinics. He also opposes gun violence prevention legislation. Delegate Freitas supports school vouchers that take funding away from public schools.

Ann Ridgeway is the more progressive choice in this race.